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we also have a lot of concerned members about defense. the next hit from this sequester was going to hit solely on the military. starting in january. a lot of our members were concerned about that. so what we are doing here is providing for some sequester relief for 2014 and for 2015. and we're paying for that with more permanent reforms on the auto pilot side of the spending ledger in excess of the sequester relief results in any of deficit reduction. that to me is a good deal. >> [inaudible] it looks as if this represents an agreement between the two of you versus an agreement that you can get through both chambers. [inaudible] >> i can tell that you i've been in close contact with my leadership and a number of members as we've worked through this issue. i expect that chairman ryan and my job will be the shame, as we leave here tonight. which is to talk to everybody about our deal and to work to get the vote. i'm confident that we won't have 100% of the senate or 100% of the house. this is a bipartisan deal. we have both had to move to
we also have a lot of concerned members about defense. the next hit from this sequester was going to hit solely on the military. starting in january. a lot of our members were concerned about that. so what we are doing here is providing for some sequester relief for 2014 and for 2015. and we're paying for that with more permanent reforms on the auto pilot side of the spending ledger in excess of the sequester relief results in any of deficit reduction. that to me is a good deal. >>...
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i might add, a lot of the technology and the design for commercial aircraft found its way in defense r&d. and that is sponsored by the u.s. taxpayer. and analysts have a question to wind as the u.s. taxpayer, when we commercialize and defense products from the wind is the taxpayer realize a return on investments? today i can tell you, we have never had a return on investment so that is why people should be concerned. we still have the capabilities in this country of great engineering, like nowhere else on earth. but when we do engineering we are too quick to give it away for short-term corporate profit. >> let me and, it is a different point, but it may help flesh out the last two comments. to the extent that we have an articulated national trend objective from the end ministration in the form of the national export initiative, the president is intention to to have double exports within five years. i would like to just did a few figures on the table to put that into some perspective. i think that they tie in to the last to comment. when i arrived in washington 1971 u.s. exports were
i might add, a lot of the technology and the design for commercial aircraft found its way in defense r&d. and that is sponsored by the u.s. taxpayer. and analysts have a question to wind as the u.s. taxpayer, when we commercialize and defense products from the wind is the taxpayer realize a return on investments? today i can tell you, we have never had a return on investment so that is why people should be concerned. we still have the capabilities in this country of great engineering, like...
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the defense attorney wants to see receipts for the game consult. a request that drew a strong reaction from the victim's supporters. >> why are they selling it in a car in the middle of the afternoon. i done investigation and it is not as the da is protraying it. >> we are looking for cooperation with the police and the justice system to make sure justice is served. >> the district attorney knows of no reason to believe the playstation 4 was obtained illegally. >>> continuing coverage as the world mourns the death of nelson mandela. thousands gather outside nelson mandela's home to sing and dance as they celebrate his life. the public memorial service is scheduled for tomorrow and they begun making security sweeps. after the memorial service his body will lay in state and on sunday he will be buried in the village he grew up. president obama will attend the memorial service. this is the video of the president obama boarding a force 1. george w. bush, his wife and former secretary of state hillary clinton are also traveling with the obama and jimmy
the defense attorney wants to see receipts for the game consult. a request that drew a strong reaction from the victim's supporters. >> why are they selling it in a car in the middle of the afternoon. i done investigation and it is not as the da is protraying it. >> we are looking for cooperation with the police and the justice system to make sure justice is served. >> the district attorney knows of no reason to believe the playstation 4 was obtained illegally. >>>...
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during a stop over the weekend in afghanistan, the defense secretary visited u.s. troops, thanked them for their service. he did not, repeat not meet with the afghan president hamid karzai who apparently didn't invite him in for coffee despite what the u.s. has done in afghanistan over these years, spending hundreds of billions of dollars, losing thousands of troops. i was pretty shocked that hagel, the defense secretary of the united states, was not apparently invited by president hamid karzai for a meeting. it's pointed though because the afghan leader has delayed signing a security agreement to extend the u.s. military troop presence in afghanistan for another ten years. hagel downplayed the significance of not meeting with karzai and says at afghan defense minister assured him the security agreement will be signed in "a timely manner." right now about 50,000 u.s. troops are still in afghanistan, supposed to stay most of them throughout this year but all of them are supposed to be out by the end of 2014. the coming year unless there's a security agreement in pla
during a stop over the weekend in afghanistan, the defense secretary visited u.s. troops, thanked them for their service. he did not, repeat not meet with the afghan president hamid karzai who apparently didn't invite him in for coffee despite what the u.s. has done in afghanistan over these years, spending hundreds of billions of dollars, losing thousands of troops. i was pretty shocked that hagel, the defense secretary of the united states, was not apparently invited by president hamid karzai...
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on their agenda, a massive defense bill and that farm bill with controversial food stamp cuts. the budget deal would avoid a government shutdown like we lived through back in october. brian moore is in washington and brian, a very big week for lawmakers on capitol hill. >> del, i have covered washington for a lot of years. this is getting to be a holiday tradition here, washington's injury own version of beat the clock. >> congress is scrambling to get work done just as most americans be getting ready to relax for the holidays. topping the agenda, ending the budget bite that led to the government put some down. >> negotiations are making progress, moving the right direction. they haven't closed the deal. >> both sides want a budget, but the fine print has been elusive. >> the key is we don't have a government shut down, keep the spending caps in place. >> lawmakers have to wrap up a massive defense spending bill and are still wrestling over the farm bill including cuts to food stamp benefits. they're at odds on extending unemployment benefits. >> i do support the benefits for t
on their agenda, a massive defense bill and that farm bill with controversial food stamp cuts. the budget deal would avoid a government shutdown like we lived through back in october. brian moore is in washington and brian, a very big week for lawmakers on capitol hill. >> del, i have covered washington for a lot of years. this is getting to be a holiday tradition here, washington's injury own version of beat the clock. >> congress is scrambling to get work done just as most...
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the defense counted on her testimony. >> the defense attorney at the original trial opened with the fact that miss campbell was going to be testifying and an exonerating witness. week prior the prosecution had got on it her. >> reporter: campbell passed this lie detector test about her account but she says prosecutors pushed her to change her story and give vague testimony. she says they threatened to have her children taken away if she didn't cooperate, claims prosecutors deny. >> when i go to court, must give them doubt. him say give them doubt. >> reporter: deacon was found guilty and sentenced 25 years to life. >> with the suffering, nothing something anyone should do. >> reporter: in 2001 an fbi informant involved said fire had gotten arrested for a murder he didn't commit, he blamed someone named pablo for wynn's murder. this led to a retrial in 2009. colleen campbell testified again, this time telling jurors the man she saw definitively was not deacon, leaving only the handyman's testimony on its own. prosecution was basically relying on one chief witness. >> yes. >> reporter: how
the defense counted on her testimony. >> the defense attorney at the original trial opened with the fact that miss campbell was going to be testifying and an exonerating witness. week prior the prosecution had got on it her. >> reporter: campbell passed this lie detector test about her account but she says prosecutors pushed her to change her story and give vague testimony. she says they threatened to have her children taken away if she didn't cooperate, claims prosecutors deny....
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and the president of china and said he made clear to china he wanted them to sort of roll back an air defense zone that china established unilaterally and is threatening japanese and even american commercial aircraft that you have to announce before you enter that space that you have to announce to china you're doing so. it's caused a lot of turmoil and headaches and so the vice president really made that clear. the other big thing in the trip was for the obama administration to make clear their so-called pivot to asia is still a viable priority for them, president obama had to cancel a trip to asia during the government shutdown so the strp was there to say we're still here and still will be strong in the region. >> i'm going to go ahead and change the topic quickly and on a personal note i wanted to ask you i heard that you got into a skirmish with reporters in japan. what happened. >> it was a little misunderstanding. i was the pool reporter meaning i was responsible to sending a report to all journalists in japan and u.s. so i was trying to see what was going on when the vice president me
and the president of china and said he made clear to china he wanted them to sort of roll back an air defense zone that china established unilaterally and is threatening japanese and even american commercial aircraft that you have to announce before you enter that space that you have to announce to china you're doing so. it's caused a lot of turmoil and headaches and so the vice president really made that clear. the other big thing in the trip was for the obama administration to make clear...
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defense secretary chuck hagel has arrived in afghanistan. the trip is part of a six day trip to the middle east. met with troops in afghanistan and bahrain and spoke about keeping u.s. soldiers in that region. >>> thousands are rallying in bangkok as the crisis deepens in thailand. the prime minister suddenly dissolved parliament and calling for new elections. earlier the country's main opposition party resigned from congress. >>> the demonstration erupted
defense secretary chuck hagel has arrived in afghanistan. the trip is part of a six day trip to the middle east. met with troops in afghanistan and bahrain and spoke about keeping u.s. soldiers in that region. >>> thousands are rallying in bangkok as the crisis deepens in thailand. the prime minister suddenly dissolved parliament and calling for new elections. earlier the country's main opposition party resigned from congress. >>> the demonstration erupted
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defense secretary chuck hagel will be in pakistan tomorrow. he plans to discuss security threats with the prime minister. the visit is part of a six-day trip to the middle east. he met with troops in afghantan and spoke in bahrain about keeping soles in that region. >> it is acknowledged the uncle of kim jung il has been thrown out of. he had been accused of corruption and drug abuse. his removal is the biggest political change since the death of kim jung il. some worry it could cause instability inside the government. >> meanwhile, south korea declared its expanding its air defense zone. it overlaps with boarders claimed by china and japan. more on how beijing and tokyo are vying for territory. >> south korea's maybe over invisible lines in the air. this is what south korea calls yodo, a submerged rocky reef. hold /* home on a scientific research foundation claimed as part of their exclusive economic zones. now south korea has asserted its rights in the air above. >> the new korean air space defense identification zone has been modified to be
defense secretary chuck hagel will be in pakistan tomorrow. he plans to discuss security threats with the prime minister. the visit is part of a six-day trip to the middle east. he met with troops in afghantan and spoke in bahrain about keeping soles in that region. >> it is acknowledged the uncle of kim jung il has been thrown out of. he had been accused of corruption and drug abuse. his removal is the biggest political change since the death of kim jung il. some worry it could cause...
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. >> and for the latest on the tensions in the east china sea, south korea is expanding its air defense zone in what is seen as a response to a similar move by china. the new zone includes territory that is claimed by both countries. >> at first glance it looks like isoil rig but this platform a research station. it is built on a submerged island 149 kilometers off the korean coast. china calls it suyan. last week they identified a zone that covers the site. now south korea has extended its zone to include it as well. japan's zone also controls the rock. the research station it is at the center of a territorial dispute. >> we do not think it will impact our relationship with china and japan. as we try to work for peace and cooperation. china's declaration angered tokyo. both governments have refused to recognize the move. korean and japanese aircraft are ignoring demands to identify themselves when flying through the did been sent. the united states has sent a carrier, the uss george washington, into the region. the state department is calling on all sides to pursue action in a responsi
. >> and for the latest on the tensions in the east china sea, south korea is expanding its air defense zone in what is seen as a response to a similar move by china. the new zone includes territory that is claimed by both countries. >> at first glance it looks like isoil rig but this platform a research station. it is built on a submerged island 149 kilometers off the korean coast. china calls it suyan. last week they identified a zone that covers the site. now south korea has...
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south korea expanded its air defense zone to overlap with one announced by china. it goes into effect next week >> a cold snap is gripping the nation. self -- several deaths have be have been linked to the weather. >> messy conditions and airport delays. >> hundreds gathered to remember johnnon on the anniversary of his death [ singing ] >> fans met in central park to honour the former beatle. toward marking 33 years since he was shot to death outside his apartment building. people gathered at strawberry field, a favourite spot renamed in memory of him. >> michael is back with sport. nfl games are getting critical. >> there's a handful of games. people are jockeying for important position. there's only four weeks remaining in the schedule. we had teams solidifying play-offs. others are trying to call one out. both scenarios are in play as the philadelphia eels hosted the lions, the eagles entered the game tied with the cowboys. dallas hosted a tie break erg. the lions head up north. they had more than their opponent to worry about as mother nature showed up in the
south korea expanded its air defense zone to overlap with one announced by china. it goes into effect next week >> a cold snap is gripping the nation. self -- several deaths have be have been linked to the weather. >> messy conditions and airport delays. >> hundreds gathered to remember johnnon on the anniversary of his death [ singing ] >> fans met in central park to honour the former beatle. toward marking 33 years since he was shot to death outside his apartment...
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of communication with the chinese when what they should be saying is we will not recognize this air defense zone and we'll take proactive steps to prevent the chinese from enforcing it. >> but they did send b-52s last week. >> that's correct. >> without informing the chinese in advance and i assume y support that. >> i praised ithow last week. absolutely. >> so what is it that they are doing that is inadequate, in your view, of sending that message of resolve? >> they are very sort of precise, diplomatic terms of art and rhetoric that the administration ought to be using. one of the things they ought to be saying is, we recognize the senkaku islands a sovereign japanese territory. we are treaty-bound with japan i think from 1960 to defend those islands. we will take steps, for instance, by having joint 1nava patrol around the senkaku islands. >> this signals our alliance with japan. >> right. and telling them at this very early stage to back off before there's an accident or miscalculation on their part. >> dan, china is a rising power and history shows that when you have a rising power, es
of communication with the chinese when what they should be saying is we will not recognize this air defense zone and we'll take proactive steps to prevent the chinese from enforcing it. >> but they did send b-52s last week. >> that's correct. >> without informing the chinese in advance and i assume y support that. >> i praised ithow last week. absolutely. >> so what is it that they are doing that is inadequate, in your view, of sending that message of resolve?...
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i remember bob gates, my former secretary of defense wonderful public servant, when i first came in i asked him so bob you got any advice for me. he said mr. president, just understand you've got a lot of people working for you. somebody somewhere at this very moment is screwing something up. and that's true. and so i have to consistently push on every cabinet secretary on every single agency how can we do things better? and we can do things better. part is we need to reorganize the government which was designed primarily in 1935 or '45. we could consolidate agencies. we've got to do a better job buying information technologies. how we make ourselves more customer friendly. those are all things that we can improve. but the upshot is the government still does a lot of good. the last point i'll make on this is we've had a politics, frankly, the entire republican party brand since ronald reagan has been government's the problem. and if you day after day, week after week, election after election are running on that platform, and that permeates our culture and it's picked up by ordinary ci
i remember bob gates, my former secretary of defense wonderful public servant, when i first came in i asked him so bob you got any advice for me. he said mr. president, just understand you've got a lot of people working for you. somebody somewhere at this very moment is screwing something up. and that's true. and so i have to consistently push on every cabinet secretary on every single agency how can we do things better? and we can do things better. part is we need to reorganize the government...
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, defensiveness. so, you know, sometimes that's what happens in the classroom, unfortunately. because i -- >> i was going to say, professor gibney. absolutely, right? sometimes, particularly when we're trying to foster conversations that young people are not used to having, on any of a variety of topics, but race can be one of the key ones, defensiveness is one part of it, which is part of why it always falls on us to do the work of trying to make these classrooms sites of democratic deliberations that are useful. so when you have had success, when you have had students open up and be willing to do that kind of conversation, what has been the key difference km wh? what makes a student more willing to have that type of conversation? >> i think a lot of it has to do with the composition of the classroom as well. i teach, as you said, minneapolis community and technical college. it's an urban, two-year community college, downtown minneapolis. our students are phenomenal, they're fantastic. majority worki
, defensiveness. so, you know, sometimes that's what happens in the classroom, unfortunately. because i -- >> i was going to say, professor gibney. absolutely, right? sometimes, particularly when we're trying to foster conversations that young people are not used to having, on any of a variety of topics, but race can be one of the key ones, defensiveness is one part of it, which is part of why it always falls on us to do the work of trying to make these classrooms sites of democratic...
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>>> welcome to "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. sharing lessons from afghanistan to help cash strapped members preserve capabilities. plus, cane's former defense minister on the future of afghanistan. bullet first, rising tensions in the east china sea, where china has extended its air defense identification zone to overlap territory long claimed by japan, south korea and taiwan. vice president joe biden has urged restraint and encouraged all parties to resolve their territorial claims peacefully. during a three-day swing through the region. and washington has said that the u.s. military will continue operating normally, refusing chinese calls for identification. but washington has also instructed civil airliners to follow beijing's new guidelines for the sake of safety. china has made the move to assert its claims over on the unpopulated islands, administered by japan, to force japan to back down, beijing has ratcheted up air and sea patrols and tokyo responded in kind of here to talk to us about china's aim and what is next are t
>>> welcome to "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. sharing lessons from afghanistan to help cash strapped members preserve capabilities. plus, cane's former defense minister on the future of afghanistan. bullet first, rising tensions in the east china sea, where china has extended its air defense identification zone to overlap territory long claimed by japan, south korea and taiwan. vice president joe biden has urged restraint and encouraged all parties to resolve...
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minister itsunori onodera and the philippine secretary of defense value tear gas mean have agreed to work together in dealing with china's air zone. owed theira arrivedunday for a two-day visit. he said japan cannot accept change of the status quo. gazmin said the philippines had expressed its own concerns as the move creates tensions in the region. on dera told reporters the important thing is for the international community to issue a strong message to china. >> translator: i think japan needs to express strong concerns if china sets up a similar zone a similar zone in the south china sea. >> on sunday, they will inspect eight activities by japan's self defense forces on leyte island, hit hard by a typhoon last month. >>> south africans are taking to the streets to pay tribute to their late leader, nelson mandela. crowds of people gathered from early saturday morning in mandela square in johannesburg, the nation's largest city. they offered flowers in front of a statue of mandela. people attached messages, expressing thanks to the anti apartheid leader, and praising his achievement
minister itsunori onodera and the philippine secretary of defense value tear gas mean have agreed to work together in dealing with china's air zone. owed theira arrivedunday for a two-day visit. he said japan cannot accept change of the status quo. gazmin said the philippines had expressed its own concerns as the move creates tensions in the region. on dera told reporters the important thing is for the international community to issue a strong message to china. >> translator: i think...
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because i have been on both sides as minister of defense and now as president. we have advanced in the peace others much more than any moment in our history. we have had many attempts to make peace after 50 years of war. firstaged to negotiate the agenda that is a major step in any process to end conflict. if you agree on the agenda, you have agreed 50% of what you need and we did that. we did that more than a year ago. we negotiated five points in the agenda. we have agreed on two of those five points. we have made an agreement on what to do with our rural areas and how to develop them. this is extremely important -- ase the guerrillas rural guerrilla was born there. they grew their. for them this issue is very important. we are to have an agreement on that point. is second important points political participation. how are they going to participate in politics? what will the transition be from bullets to boats? vote votes? too ?rom arms to arguments how will we open this space for them? colombian democracy needed this anyway. progress in strengthening our democ
because i have been on both sides as minister of defense and now as president. we have advanced in the peace others much more than any moment in our history. we have had many attempts to make peace after 50 years of war. firstaged to negotiate the agenda that is a major step in any process to end conflict. if you agree on the agenda, you have agreed 50% of what you need and we did that. we did that more than a year ago. we negotiated five points in the agenda. we have agreed on two of those...
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occur viving witness of the attack, of the attackers, of course, he was on the witness stand and the defense lawyer and prosecutor are asking questions about the attack. did you ever see a knife, asked william, the lawyer representing jeffrey conroy. the young man, who at 17, confessed to a stabbing and kill his friend. never. did you see anyone stab him? no, because of the second attack. i'm not asking, please stop. i'm sorry, sorry about that. that's fine, the lawyer said, and moved on to the next question. it was not fine, a simple no could not convey the feelings, denied he stayed at wake thinking what is. the hours he mulled over his actions on the day of the attack. it was not fair the lawyer wanted a simple yes or no. both answers could accurately describe the fears or regrets. the truth was that he turned his back momentarily on his friend and the attackers to run for safety to a nearby alley. he had called # out to him to follow him, but he had stood his ground and fought. the truth was he had seen the knife, he wished he had. when you got to the police precinct, did you talk to the
occur viving witness of the attack, of the attackers, of course, he was on the witness stand and the defense lawyer and prosecutor are asking questions about the attack. did you ever see a knife, asked william, the lawyer representing jeffrey conroy. the young man, who at 17, confessed to a stabbing and kill his friend. never. did you see anyone stab him? no, because of the second attack. i'm not asking, please stop. i'm sorry, sorry about that. that's fine, the lawyer said, and moved on to the...
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congress had diminished our defenses, so when the attack came they had little ability to put ships at sea during the attack. the result of that is america loses every single battle until june of 1942. and unfortunately, it seems as though we're repeating the ignorance of history. >> as you put it, colonel north, the ignorance on the part of who? >> well, the building right there behind me, because congress was the ones that didn't even pass a draft until the day before the attack on pearl harbor. the congress had gutted the military. they specifically restricted people from going overseas unless they volunteered to do so. today, we have the military that today, they're going along with the obama administration on gutting the best military force that has ever been put together in the history of man. >> considering you and japan are now allies, if the leaders of the two countries were to reflect on this day over coffee or let's say green tea, what do you think their conversation about pearl harbor would incorporate? >> well, i don't think the japanese like to think about pearl harbor, b
congress had diminished our defenses, so when the attack came they had little ability to put ships at sea during the attack. the result of that is america loses every single battle until june of 1942. and unfortunately, it seems as though we're repeating the ignorance of history. >> as you put it, colonel north, the ignorance on the part of who? >> well, the building right there behind me, because congress was the ones that didn't even pass a draft until the day before the attack on...
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. >> biden tuesday voicing concern over china's aggressive new air defense identification zone in the east chinese sea. this included more than five hours of face-to-face meetings with chinese president xi jinping who showed no sign of backing down from his exercise to gain control over japan's senkaku islands. let's give viewers a sense of why americans should care about this dispute over some islands in the east china sea. >> i think they should care because it looks as though that area is becoming destabilized. you have china, its tension with japan, with countries in the south china sea, indonesia, the philippines. they are using their muscle to try to push their rule over those waters. these countries are going to push back. you've got a very tense situation down there. historically in the entire post war period the united states has, shall we say, had the back of countries like japan and south korea. and at this moment, they literally are explicitly doubting that. that's why vice president biden has to go out there, to reassure them. i have no recollection of a u.s. administrati
. >> biden tuesday voicing concern over china's aggressive new air defense identification zone in the east chinese sea. this included more than five hours of face-to-face meetings with chinese president xi jinping who showed no sign of backing down from his exercise to gain control over japan's senkaku islands. let's give viewers a sense of why americans should care about this dispute over some islands in the east china sea. >> i think they should care because it looks as though...
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is willing to sell advanced weapons like missile defense systems to u.s.-friendly nations in the persian gulf. the move is seen as a way to counter iran's military ambit n ambitions. hagel added that even though the west has agreed to temporarily -- agreement with iran, to limit iran's nuclear capabilities, tehran continues to pose a significant threat to the middle east. many alleys in the region believe the u.s. is withdrawing from the gulf but hagel pushed back on that idea, saying the u.s. will not shirk its responsibilities in the middle east. >> we know diplomacy cannot operate in a vacuum. our success will continue to hinge on america's military power. and the credibility of our assurances to our allies and partners in the middle east. >> following the speech, hagel left for afghanistan where he's meeting with senior afghan officials in an effort to push president hamid karzai to sign a bilateral security agreement with the united states. the agreement has already been agreed upon. but karzai's been dragging his feet in signing the deal, trying to w
is willing to sell advanced weapons like missile defense systems to u.s.-friendly nations in the persian gulf. the move is seen as a way to counter iran's military ambit n ambitions. hagel added that even though the west has agreed to temporarily -- agreement with iran, to limit iran's nuclear capabilities, tehran continues to pose a significant threat to the middle east. many alleys in the region believe the u.s. is withdrawing from the gulf but hagel pushed back on that idea, saying the u.s....
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charge of enforcing a little bit which in fact cashing in on me with that with these anti back to self defense in the discharge the agenda the term to describe a multitude of rebel groups of om for it is in norton that you don't necessarily share a common strategy. local residents and civilians that have taken refuge in him at least one base to be a full mark within the african force able to look at the beeb is minnesota's and saw how christians muslims said that the most conservative christians if i counted around. church in with some go up and in the french army's job will be to protect civilians in a blue i'm gay the home to read to try and tell it that is the civilian population has seen here in banking. they have to cooperate with the fullness and the rebels who again of intelligent forcing a little bit here. it's an always easy and they are they're engaged in a pickup truck that statement right to force its way into the air that the perimeter of the m4 with the french soldiers this station. our italics thank you very much for that update alex come over and central african republic's capi
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defense secretary, chuck hagel, made a surprise visit to afghanistan today. he landed in kabul amid a standoff between u.s. and afghan leaders over a security agreement that hamid karzai is refusing to sign but hagel's visit likely will have little impact on the deal, because he is not planning to meet with karzai. the pentagon says he is there to thank troops for their service. >>> officials at metro north are working to make changes to the railroad system, that following sunday's deadly train derailment in the bronx. federal transportation officials want metro north to identify areas of track where there are major speed changes. the railway must also overhaul its signal system so it will automatically slow down a train if the engineer does not. nud today's show lost one of its own, 58-year-old jim lovely was laid to rest on friday. he worked for nbc as a sund lighting expert for more than 20 years. it was the second funeral in two days for victims of the derailment. our deepest condolences to his family. >>> authorities reveal a missing new hampshire teen s
defense secretary, chuck hagel, made a surprise visit to afghanistan today. he landed in kabul amid a standoff between u.s. and afghan leaders over a security agreement that hamid karzai is refusing to sign but hagel's visit likely will have little impact on the deal, because he is not planning to meet with karzai. the pentagon says he is there to thank troops for their service. >>> officials at metro north are working to make changes to the railroad system, that following sunday's...
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i remember bob gates, my former secretary of defense wonderful public servant, when i first came in i asked him so bob you got any advice for me. he said mr. president, just understand you've got a lot of people working for you. somebody somewhere at this very moment is screwing something up. and that's true. and so i have to consistently push on every cabinet secretary on every single agency how can we do things better? and we can do things better. part is we need to reorganize the government which was designed primarily in 1935 or '45. we could consolidate agencies. we've got to do a better job buying information technologies. how we make ourselves more customer friendly. those are all things that we can improve. but the upshot is the government still does a lot of good. the last point i'll make on this is we've had a politics, frankly, the entire republican party brand since ronald reagan has been government's the problem. and if you day after day, week after week, election after election are running on that platform, and that permeates our culture and it's picked up by ordinary ci
i remember bob gates, my former secretary of defense wonderful public servant, when i first came in i asked him so bob you got any advice for me. he said mr. president, just understand you've got a lot of people working for you. somebody somewhere at this very moment is screwing something up. and that's true. and so i have to consistently push on every cabinet secretary on every single agency how can we do things better? and we can do things better. part is we need to reorganize the government...
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the defense lawyers were not allowed to call defense witnesses. there were all sorts of questions about the manner in which the trial was held and because of the public backlash. not just here in egypt, but internationally, because of that backlash there's an spction that even if the appeal doesn't go success reply in the girl's favour, the interim president will step in and release them. they remain in egyptian gaols. many thousands of people swept up since august, arrested by the military authorities, yet to face trials. >> let's step back and look at the big pictures. what is the impact of this, and the new curfews on the mursi supporters? >> well, in fact, strangely, the interim government here backed by the military seems to have shot itself in the foot with the protest law. in fact there has been nightly protests by muslim brotherhood supporters. they have been diminishing somewhat. and the government introduces a new protest law saying people wanting to protest must seek a mission in advance and the authorities can reject the appeal. such i
the defense lawyers were not allowed to call defense witnesses. there were all sorts of questions about the manner in which the trial was held and because of the public backlash. not just here in egypt, but internationally, because of that backlash there's an spction that even if the appeal doesn't go success reply in the girl's favour, the interim president will step in and release them. they remain in egyptian gaols. many thousands of people swept up since august, arrested by the military...
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defense secretary chuck hagel lands in kabul amongst chaos. it comes after afghan president hamid karzai refuses to sign a deal allowing american troops to stay in the country past 2014. they want a deal signed by the end of the month. hagel has no plans to meet with karzai. he is in the country to thank troops for their service. now you are looking at live pictures from johannesburg, south africa, where visitors all over the world continue to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. president obama will travel to south africa for the memorial along with presidents bush and clinton. they'll be joined by other world figures like the pope and celebrities including bill gates and oprah. the public service will be on tuesday. mandela's body will lie in state for three days. after that his body will be flown to his home village for a private burial. >>> the grammy nominations are out. justin timberlake lead the pack at seven. did mr. suit and tie get snubbed? timberlake's 20/20 experience was the best-selling release but he still didn't get nominated in t
defense secretary chuck hagel lands in kabul amongst chaos. it comes after afghan president hamid karzai refuses to sign a deal allowing american troops to stay in the country past 2014. they want a deal signed by the end of the month. hagel has no plans to meet with karzai. he is in the country to thank troops for their service. now you are looking at live pictures from johannesburg, south africa, where visitors all over the world continue to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. president obama...
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. >> the three-time mvp is now a defensive coordinator for the mississippi team. he helped coach a game against the gators, 14-7. >>> the seattle mariners hook the biggest fish in baseball's free agent pond. >> and it took one of the richest contracts in sports history. joe carter has more on the mega deal in the "bleacher report." it always stuns me how big these deals are. >> well, there's only a bigger deal in baseball. big coup for jay z. the rap star going agent. it's a huge home run for robinson cano. the former yankee is now headed to seattle. cano and the mariners yesterday reportedly have signed a deal, they've agreed on a ten-year $240 million contract. it's the third richest in history. anl only albert pujols and alex rodriguez have signed a bigger deal. don't feel bad for the yankees, though, they have reportedly reached a deal with outfielder carlos beltran. the yankees. -l pay $345 million over three years for him. not bad. this guy's been with six teams in his 17-year career. >>> in nfl news, the houston texans are looking for a new coach. the team
. >> the three-time mvp is now a defensive coordinator for the mississippi team. he helped coach a game against the gators, 14-7. >>> the seattle mariners hook the biggest fish in baseball's free agent pond. >> and it took one of the richest contracts in sports history. joe carter has more on the mega deal in the "bleacher report." it always stuns me how big these deals are. >> well, there's only a bigger deal in baseball. big coup for jay z. the rap star...
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with the exception of public calendars, there are standing meetings for the secretary of defense, state, and the treasury this president has, but he meets with other secretaries in one on ones and small groups all the time. i would note that those calendars may never show a meeting i have with the president. i had two yesterday. that is how it works. >> a final question on nelson mandela. what people will be thinking about, when we consider the life of nelson mandela and the challenges that exist in our own country, what lessons can washington learn? i know you had conversations in the white house and what you think the message we can learn is. >> i think the president put it very well yesterday in the remarks he made when he was in south africa earlier this year about the remarkable example that nelson mandela set when he was released from prison and made clear that he would embrace those who jailed him, and he would seek those to help build a south africa that judged every person by his or her character and not by his or her skin color. i think that spirit of reconciliation that the p
with the exception of public calendars, there are standing meetings for the secretary of defense, state, and the treasury this president has, but he meets with other secretaries in one on ones and small groups all the time. i would note that those calendars may never show a meeting i have with the president. i had two yesterday. that is how it works. >> a final question on nelson mandela. what people will be thinking about, when we consider the life of nelson mandela and the challenges...
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there are the secretaries of defense, state, treasury, as well as department of homeland security. they have all spent a significant amount of time with the president on issues that they oversee. the first term and second, it is safe to say that secretary sibelius has spent a lot of time here. >> has the president been we endeavor to put as much as we know in advance on the public schedule that we released the day before. we talked often about meetings that have happened. i mentioned that i was in to see the president. not know i was going to see him the day before. it is like your lives. even know he is president, it is fluid. >> a little different. >> obviously there are some meetings that he has that are private. we don't put them on the public debt tool for a variety of reasons. i think those numbers that peter was citing, a lot of them are based on those standing weekly like the vice president posten weekly lunch. that is printed on there. >> has the president been invited to deliver remarks for nelson mandela? >> i do not have an answer about the logistics around the visit th
there are the secretaries of defense, state, treasury, as well as department of homeland security. they have all spent a significant amount of time with the president on issues that they oversee. the first term and second, it is safe to say that secretary sibelius has spent a lot of time here. >> has the president been we endeavor to put as much as we know in advance on the public schedule that we released the day before. we talked often about meetings that have happened. i mentioned that...
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and i remember bob gates, my former secretary of defense, wonderful public servant, had served under seven presidents. when i first came in, i asked him, so, bob, you got any advice for me? he says, mr. president, just understand, you've got a lot of people working for you. somebody somewhere at this very moment is screwing something up. and that's true. and so i -- so i have to consistently push on every cabinet secretary, on every single he agency, how can we do things better. and we can do things better. part of what we need to do is reorganize the government, which was designed primarily in 1935 or '45. we could consolidate agencies, we have got to do a much better job as everybody has learned, buying information technologies. you know, how we make ourselves more customer-friendly. those are all things that we can improve. but the up shot is, the government still does a lot of good. and the last point i'll make on this is, you know, we've had a politics, frankly, you know -- the entire republican party brand over -- since ronald reagan, has been government is the problem. and if
and i remember bob gates, my former secretary of defense, wonderful public servant, had served under seven presidents. when i first came in, i asked him, so, bob, you got any advice for me? he says, mr. president, just understand, you've got a lot of people working for you. somebody somewhere at this very moment is screwing something up. and that's true. and so i -- so i have to consistently push on every cabinet secretary, on every single he agency, how can we do things better. and we can do...
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>> his defense on this is plausible deniablity. once again it speaks to character again. and it makes me wonder about other political hot potatoes. >> why would he not admit that he knew him? >> he was never asked. you jump on something like this which gives you less credibility when there are other issues that matter. >> if you criticize him for every little minor thing. >> you know how to criticize each other i know that but you are still friends. >> in the meantime we are tracking a dangerous storm now moving across the country. plus, his most recent adventure propelling down a tall building this morning. bad dog you won't believe what this pooch is about to do. >> also are you planning on getting the man in your life eye cream? >> billions. we want to hear from you. what do you think about the booming male booming industry. tweet me or e-mail us. we'll read your comments at the end of the show. go shave. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concer
>> his defense on this is plausible deniablity. once again it speaks to character again. and it makes me wonder about other political hot potatoes. >> why would he not admit that he knew him? >> he was never asked. you jump on something like this which gives you less credibility when there are other issues that matter. >> if you criticize him for every little minor thing. >> you know how to criticize each other i know that but you are still friends. >> in the...
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the nation's critical infrastructure and defense installation simply cannot function without electricity. yet it is clear that the electric grid is not adequately protected from physical or cyberattacks. these are not theoretical concerns. just this april there was an actual attack on our electricity infrastructure. this was an unprecedented and sophisticated attack on and electric grid substation using military style weapons for the attack. communications were disrupted. the attack inflicted substantial damage. it took weeks to replace damaged parts. under slightly different conditions, there could've been a serious power outage or worse. the fbi and others are investigating this attack. so as not to harm any ongoing investigation, i won't disclose details of the incident, but i have been in touch with the fbi and they're willing to provide the members of this committee with a briefing on the very real threat that attacks like this pose to our critical infrastructure. and out the chairman will work with me to get that briefing scheduled quickly so that members can get the facts. the apr
the nation's critical infrastructure and defense installation simply cannot function without electricity. yet it is clear that the electric grid is not adequately protected from physical or cyberattacks. these are not theoretical concerns. just this april there was an actual attack on our electricity infrastructure. this was an unprecedented and sophisticated attack on and electric grid substation using military style weapons for the attack. communications were disrupted. the attack inflicted...
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had to go currently included in japan's air defense now. president s plane to france and in response by reportedly expressed appreciation for scholes effort to push ahead with expansion observers say this shows that the car again that it may be feared that expansion is called national and friends. and then fighting to a certain level understand is enhanced by the sea to work closely together on that issue the us vice president as president not to release all the obstacles that lay between korea and japan. two of the most important ally nice if washington. to this president and emphasized that took him a stick and aquatic partner and call purchase your mantra that the japanese get men to build a future oriented relationship. with regard to north korea and the two sides exchanged views on the current electrical situation there. i promised to work towards tangible progress on the new pricing were based on strong creative restaurants. oh didn't you. i didn't use. and following his meeting with president pop by and gave a speech to one of korea'
had to go currently included in japan's air defense now. president s plane to france and in response by reportedly expressed appreciation for scholes effort to push ahead with expansion observers say this shows that the car again that it may be feared that expansion is called national and friends. and then fighting to a certain level understand is enhanced by the sea to work closely together on that issue the us vice president as president not to release all the obstacles that lay between korea...
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example i think he set for all of us was that despite the fact that he remained if you will, loyal and defensive of those who supported the antiapartheid movement, he didn't give into the radical id y ologies of some of those people. his move transitioned peacefully because he compromise d and reached out pragmatically to declerk, the last president of apartheid south africa. they struck a deal where by civil rights and democracy came immediately. property rights were respected. a truth of reconciliation commission established under archbishop tutu which allowed south africans of all races to confront their past, but without recriminations that would have made relations poisonous. which was independence, freedom and democracy and equality for all south africans. i think that's really the example of his statesman ship and his vision. >> absolutely. south africa could never have gotten there without all those things you just pointed out. thanks so much. >> years ago, you in new york had an experience to spend time with nelson mandela. >> i did. there was a town hall meeting, i helped book hundreds
example i think he set for all of us was that despite the fact that he remained if you will, loyal and defensive of those who supported the antiapartheid movement, he didn't give into the radical id y ologies of some of those people. his move transitioned peacefully because he compromise d and reached out pragmatically to declerk, the last president of apartheid south africa. they struck a deal where by civil rights and democracy came immediately. property rights were respected. a truth of...
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what i will never forget were the four generals of the south african defense force that led him up as a guard of honor i was stunned seeing that in south africa. the military power of the state giving its legions to their new president who happens to be black. and i said this is something i never thought i would see. >> he taught us that the power of forgiveness is greater than the power of hate and the differences of race and nationality matter less than our shared humanity. >> beautiful thoughts there form secretary of state colin paul and madeline albright moments ago sharing their remembrances of nelson mandela. flags are lowered to half staff through monday in honor of mandela. the president took a moment to honor the former leader. >> embodied the courage and sought to bring about justice not only in south africa, but i think to inspire millions around the world. >> joining me now white house correspondent peter alexander. we learned earlier of mandela's funeral and the remembrances scheduled for this. but the state service on the 15th, do we know if the president's going to att
what i will never forget were the four generals of the south african defense force that led him up as a guard of honor i was stunned seeing that in south africa. the military power of the state giving its legions to their new president who happens to be black. and i said this is something i never thought i would see. >> he taught us that the power of forgiveness is greater than the power of hate and the differences of race and nationality matter less than our shared humanity. >>...
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arthur aidala, former prosecutor and defense attorney and fox news analyst. legally is there a recourse here and they're diplomats and they are protectd? >> unfortunately they are not. government spent a bunch of money going after bunch of diplomats and jeopardized our relationship with russia. it is horrible thing they took million dollars worth of taxpayer money and why did the u.s. attorney's office and department of justice use all this money to prosecute these guys? the obama administration wasted millions of dollars advertising obamacare. it doesn't make any sense to me. jenna: why follow the charges if there is no way to follow through on them or is there? >> only legitimate reason to think of to get the fraud to stop. you can make it stop without presenting indictments to the grand jury and do all the other stuff. jenna: arthur, do you agree with that. >> i think preet bharara, the u.s. attorney is confronted, he get as case. probably has a crop tatetores. says this is what is going on. here is blatant fraud. here is blatant ripping off the taxpayers.
arthur aidala, former prosecutor and defense attorney and fox news analyst. legally is there a recourse here and they're diplomats and they are protectd? >> unfortunately they are not. government spent a bunch of money going after bunch of diplomats and jeopardized our relationship with russia. it is horrible thing they took million dollars worth of taxpayer money and why did the u.s. attorney's office and department of justice use all this money to prosecute these guys? the obama...
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watched through the eyes of a soldier and what moved me was that the four commanders of the south african defense forces, all white gentlemen, led him up as a guard of honor and that truly showed the transfer of power, that they were accepting him as their commander in chief, black, white or otherwise. i was also deeply moved when mr. mande mandela recognized the men in the front row, who was r who were his jailers, sending a message that we will reconcile. there were a lot of leaders there and leaders from countries that didn't even know the meaning of democracy and were not inspired by nelson mandela. yet, they were there because they had supported him during the difficult times of the struggle and he was not abandening them now even though i'm sure he did not agree with their policies or approach to leading their countries. >> you know, it's interesting that you would point out his jailers were sitting there because he forgave them and they actually came to revere him. how do you think his time in prison shaped him as a leader? >> just imagine being there for 27 years and thinking and thinking
watched through the eyes of a soldier and what moved me was that the four commanders of the south african defense forces, all white gentlemen, led him up as a guard of honor and that truly showed the transfer of power, that they were accepting him as their commander in chief, black, white or otherwise. i was also deeply moved when mr. mande mandela recognized the men in the front row, who was r who were his jailers, sending a message that we will reconcile. there were a lot of leaders there and...
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washington does not accept its newly declared air defense zone in the region. biden will visit the heavily fortified border between north and south korea tomorrow. >>> on another note, your elf on the shelf may soon seem a little boring compared to this. it is the elves on a ledge, window washers dressed up as santa helpers. they were outside a children's hospital in indianapolis thursday. young patients lit up dare i say like christmas trees a sure sign that santa is a special place for them on his list. >> how cute is that? it is 8:12. matt, savannah, carson and al, elves on a ledge. >> yeah. >> another tongue twister. >> come in, come in. >> elves are getting multi-talented. >> elves dressed as elvis, that would been even bigger. >> think big. >> welcome to memphis. >> more on that storm? >> yeah, unfortunately, we do. take a look, and this is just so widespread. we're talking about winter storm warnings, ice warnings, winter storm watches and winter weather advisories stretching from california and the pacific northwest all the way to new england. i mean, i
washington does not accept its newly declared air defense zone in the region. biden will visit the heavily fortified border between north and south korea tomorrow. >>> on another note, your elf on the shelf may soon seem a little boring compared to this. it is the elves on a ledge, window washers dressed up as santa helpers. they were outside a children's hospital in indianapolis thursday. young patients lit up dare i say like christmas trees a sure sign that santa is a special place...
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morning of lawmakers from both halls of congress say that there is a good chance that they can agree on a defense spending bill. and this back the bill would cover a pay raise for troops, by new ships and aircraft and address sexual assault in the military. the senate and house have only one legislative week to work this out. they will adjourn on december 13th. >> though bob care website is finally starting to put up some respectable numbers. health care and.gov is the on-line portal to the subsidized private insurance for people who do not have a job based coverage. among the changes faster speeds and greater availability. a new window ford shopping feature, a reset button to clear old, useless applications and 8 system for when the site is overloaded. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. a cat that was lost for more than three years is now reunited with the owner. zçzçtó >> welcome back. a happy reunion for a family in fremont there reconnecting with their lost cats. the six year-old orange tabby dash ran away from home three and a half years ago. a few days after the on a route from thei
morning of lawmakers from both halls of congress say that there is a good chance that they can agree on a defense spending bill. and this back the bill would cover a pay raise for troops, by new ships and aircraft and address sexual assault in the military. the senate and house have only one legislative week to work this out. they will adjourn on december 13th. >> though bob care website is finally starting to put up some respectable numbers. health care and.gov is the on-line portal to...
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what will japan do about china's new air defenses own? we asked him and got his answer. stay "in the loop." ♪ >> the jobs right now stand at a five-year low. seven percent. markets are moving higher on this number. let's get to washington on their take. i am joined by labor secretary tom per is. thank you for joining us. is big question everyone has -- this looks like a good report. it is good news for mainstream. how long will this last? is there momentum behind this? >> this is a solid report that shows steady, broad-based growth. sector jobivate- growth. over 8 million jobs created. the unemployment rate is at the lowest level in five years. you look at manufacturing and there is another solid month they are. you look at the last three years or so and more jobs have been created. but, there's is still a lot of unfinished business. two examples -- you look at the isg-term unemployed, it still unacceptably high. some of the highest rates that we have seen since the post- world war ii era. it is not going down fast enough. one of the most important things the congress
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everything from economic policy to national defense and foreign policy was shaped. you have to be we were losing the cold war as of 1980. you know, europe, nato was falling apart. the soviets were in central america. southeast asia had fallen. really in the context of the cold war the soviets were winning and we were lotion. one of ronald reagan's great mission was the defeat of soviet communism. that was at the head of the checklist. you know, apartheid existed in south africa under the administrations of franklin roosevelt and harry truman and dwight eisenhower and lyndon johnson, every president going forward to ronald reagan. reagan was the first president to come up with a policy called constructive engagement which was to disengage from apartheid and move towards black majority rule without falling into the bloodbath that happened in rhodesia and cambodia. >> tom brokaw, just even constructive engagement which is choice of words by ronald reagan, complicated time. >> as i'm sure mr. shirley will agree, it was not a slam dunk for the administration. there was a
everything from economic policy to national defense and foreign policy was shaped. you have to be we were losing the cold war as of 1980. you know, europe, nato was falling apart. the soviets were in central america. southeast asia had fallen. really in the context of the cold war the soviets were winning and we were lotion. one of ronald reagan's great mission was the defeat of soviet communism. that was at the head of the checklist. you know, apartheid existed in south africa under the...
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common theme with most of the stuff that i write and that is that younger women are very angry and defensive about the idea that they quote, unquote, need a man in their lives. and what happens is that oftentimes those same young women change their minds down the road, give them ten or 15 years, and the world looks very different in your 30s and 40s. so all the women pretty much over 30 are very happy and supportive of my message and i get all kinds of accolades and then the younger people really ball me out for lack of a better way of putting it. and i'm concerned. i think that that's a very dangerous place for them to be setting up thinking so negatively about men and marriage, only to find that it's going to affect the way they're making their plans down the road. >> where did that come from? feminists or where? >> yeah. it comes from the culture and it comes from their upbringing, having heard from a lot of moms from the '60s especially, that you should never depend on a man and make your way in life and it's all fine and great to be self-sufficient. i'm all about self-sufficiency. but i
common theme with most of the stuff that i write and that is that younger women are very angry and defensive about the idea that they quote, unquote, need a man in their lives. and what happens is that oftentimes those same young women change their minds down the road, give them ten or 15 years, and the world looks very different in your 30s and 40s. so all the women pretty much over 30 are very happy and supportive of my message and i get all kinds of accolades and then the younger people...
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a defense department watchdog group is reopening to find out. they spent $34 million on the 64,000 square foot building despite warnings it wasn't needed. inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction said he has no choice but to restart his inquiry after defense officials did not address his initial concerns last summer. >>> the latest push in the terms of alternative energy and it is hurting the nation's most patriotic bird. diane macedo joins us now with the latest. >> it is against the law to kill a bald or golden eagle in the united states but not if you are an alternative energy company. they are moving toward finalizing a rule that would give alternative energy farms a 30 year pass for killing those protected birds. the rule extends to current five year permits that allow them to foregg for unintentionally killing the eagles which leads up to $5,000 and two years in prison. it prosecuted the first case against an energy company for a bird death. duke energy pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1 million for killing 14 golden eagles that g
a defense department watchdog group is reopening to find out. they spent $34 million on the 64,000 square foot building despite warnings it wasn't needed. inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction said he has no choice but to restart his inquiry after defense officials did not address his initial concerns last summer. >>> the latest push in the terms of alternative energy and it is hurting the nation's most patriotic bird. diane macedo joins us now with the latest. >> it...
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million people working for the federal government and i remember bob gates, my former secretary of defense, wonderful public servant, had served under seven presidents. when i first came in i asked him, so bob, you've got any advice for me? he said, mr. president, just understand you get a lot of people working for you. somebody somewhere at this very moment is screwing something up. and those true. so i -- so i have to consistently push on every cabinet secretary, on every single agency, how can we do things better and we can do things better. part of what we can do is reorganize the government which was designed in 1935 or 1945. we can consolidate agencies. buying information technologies. you know, how we make ourselves more customer friendly. those are all things that we can improve. but the upshot is the government still does a lot of good and the last point i'll make on this is, you know, we've had a politic, frankly, the entire republican party since reagan has been government's the problem. and if you day after day, week after week, election after election are running on that platf
million people working for the federal government and i remember bob gates, my former secretary of defense, wonderful public servant, had served under seven presidents. when i first came in i asked him, so bob, you've got any advice for me? he said, mr. president, just understand you get a lot of people working for you. somebody somewhere at this very moment is screwing something up. and those true. so i -- so i have to consistently push on every cabinet secretary, on every single agency, how...
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and easier than making peace and i can tell you because i have been on both sides as the minister of defense and now as president. we have advance the peace process much more than any other moment in our history in many attempts that we have made to have peace after 50 years of war. we managed to negotiate first the agenda. that is a major step in any process to end conflict. if you agree on the agenda, you have agreed on 50% of what you need and we did that more than a year ago and we negotiated five points in the agenda and we have agreed on two of those five points. the first is then an agreement on what to do with our rural areas, rural development. this is extremely important because they were rural, they were born there, they grew there and so for them this issue is very important and we already have an agreement on that point. the second very important point is political participation, how are they going to participate in politics and transition from bullets to floats, from arms to arguments and how is it that we are going to open the space for them and this point is something that th
and easier than making peace and i can tell you because i have been on both sides as the minister of defense and now as president. we have advance the peace process much more than any other moment in our history in many attempts that we have made to have peace after 50 years of war. we managed to negotiate first the agenda. that is a major step in any process to end conflict. if you agree on the agenda, you have agreed on 50% of what you need and we did that more than a year ago and we...
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what's the police defense to that? >> these kids are targeted, quite frankly. it does happen as a college throw athlete. a he was a five-star recruit. so not to say that with all the stuff coming on right now, heisman trophy, national championship, people start talking, next thing you know, let's try to -- >> this thing leaks on social media. our judgment was there's not enough here to even begin reporting on it months ago. >> correct. there wasn't. >> and there still isn't. >> well -- >> there is now that this has come together. i'm saying there's no there there. >> all you have is unhappy duke fans. >> well, never know. i don't want to make light of anything here. now that there's no charges or anything, the fighting cut cliffs were hoping for some -- some sort of turmoil from tallahassee, and it's over. >> correct. >> good to see you. >> likewise. >> toronto's crack-smoking mayor, rob ford, accused of trying to cut a deal to get his hands on a video that showed him smoking the crack. what did he every and what is he saying today? plus, the cops in canada exp
what's the police defense to that? >> these kids are targeted, quite frankly. it does happen as a college throw athlete. a he was a five-star recruit. so not to say that with all the stuff coming on right now, heisman trophy, national championship, people start talking, next thing you know, let's try to -- >> this thing leaks on social media. our judgment was there's not enough here to even begin reporting on it months ago. >> correct. there wasn't. >> and there still...